Hefei vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$214
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
84
29
😀 Quality of life
71
47
🏙️ Population
9.37M
846K

The cost of living in Hefei is 58% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7494th and 8916th ($670 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3146th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kathmandu

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Hefei Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$4078

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48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339